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Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours - September 2023

The weekend of 23rd and 24th September was the last "Enhanced Weekend" of operation for Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours in 2023 and this collection features the trams which not only ran over those two days but also in the days leading up to it.

With it being Illumination season we start off by looking at some of the trams being used on Illumination Tours with both the Western Train and HMS Blackpool the Frigate in action. Then on Friday 22nd September we see some views of Balloon 700 which was used for afternoon tours including a Promenade and a Coastal Tour.

The main focus of the gallery though is the "Enhanced Weekend" which saw a five tram timetable in service using some of the operational heritage trams. Both days actually saw six trams running because of changeovers and we feature all the trams which ran with nice sunny weather on the Saturday and not so nice and wet weather on the Sunday!

A few modern Flexity2 trams also pass our camera but they will mainly feature in a future gallery on British Trams Online.

Photographer: Gareth Prior
Photographs were taken between Wednesday 20th & Sunday 24th September 2023.


Western Train

Western Train

Frigate

Frigate

Frigate

Balloon 700

Balloon 700

Balloon 700 & Flexity2 015

Balloon 700

Frigate

Rebuilt Balloon 718

Bat 600

Balloon 711 & Rebuilt Balloon 718

Boat 227

Bolton 66

Bolton 66

Boat 227

Railcoach 680

Railcoach 680

Flexity2 003 & Balloon 711

Balloon 711 & Boat 227

Boat 227

Boat 600

Railcoach 680 & Flexity2 018

Boat 600

Railcoach 680

Boat 600

Bolton 66

Balloon 717

Boat 227

Balloon 717

Western Train

Balloon 717 & Western Train

Western Train

Rebuilt Balloon 718 & Flexity2 007

Rebuilt Balloon 718

Brush 621

Brush 631

Balloon 700

Brush 631

Flexity2 012 & Brush 621

Brush 621

Brush 621

Brush 621

Balloon 717

Railcoach 680

Railcoach 680, Brush 621 & Balloon 711

Balloon 711

Balloon 711 & Flexity2 012

Balloon 711, Balloon 717 & Flexity2 008

Rebuilt Balloon 718

Rebuilt Balloon 718

Balloon 717

Balloon 717

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This page was added on Saturday 14th October 2023


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